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Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts

By Helen Gordon | February 4, 2015

Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate In Massachusetts Are you considering buying property near the water? This brochure focuses on questions you should ask (and where to find the answers) as a potential purchaser of coastal real estate. This resource provides information about permitting, erosion and erosion control structures, flood insurance, and much…

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Knauss Profile: Amalia Aruda Almada

By | September 25, 2019

Amalia Aruda Almada has long had an interest in the connection between ocean science and public health. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, Almada had read about the oceanographer and microbiologist Rita Colwell, who was the first scientist to show that freshwater copepods—barely visible …

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Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship Program Gets Kids Excited about Marine Science

By | June 6, 2019

In January 2018, Woods Hole Sea Grant launched an educational partnership with the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The Coasts, Oceans, and Stewardship (COAST) Program brings current marine science research to local classrooms with exciting, hands-on lessons aimed at increasing students’ awareness and enjoyment of their coastal resources. With this partnership, the program expands…

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New Aquaculture Projects Funded

By | October 31, 2017

Bay State Aquaculture Projects Get Green Light from National Sea Grant Program October 31, 2017–Two new grants to the Woods Hole Sea Grant program totaling more than $650,000 will support research aimed at expanding aquaculture production in Massachusetts. The projects won funding as part of a national strategic investment in aquaculture by the NOAA Sea…

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Getting a Leg Up on Floodplain Management

By Stephanie Murphy | April 28, 2022

Providing guidance to regulators and builders on floodplain management  is part of Woods Hole Sea Grant’s mission to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal and marine resources. When it comes to building in a floodplain – areas at risk of flooding after significant rainfall – there are myriad regulations set by local, state,…

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Preserving Our Homelands Camp Comes to WHOI

By Stephanie Murphy | November 17, 2024

Most science educators will tell you, if you want to get kids excited about science, you have to actually do science. Last summer WHOI Sea Grant had the opportunity to participate in the annual “Preserving Our Homelands” (POH) camp, an interactive summer science camp for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal middle schoolers. Through activities and outings, including visits…

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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – March 2024

By Stephanie Murphy | August 2, 2024

  Coastal Impacts WHOI Sea Grant Newsletter March 2024 Table of Contents SUBSCRIBE » Newsletter subscribe form ISSUE ARCHIVE » Read past issues of Coastal Impacts CURRENT ISSUE » “Coastal Impacts” home Follow us on Facebook!@WHOISeaGrant Tweet us on Twitter@WHOISeaGrant Find us on Instagram@WHOISeaGrant Sorry, we couldn’t find any posts. Please try a different search.…

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